Reductive desulfonylation of 2-aryl-2-benzylsulfonylacetates and -propionates with sodium amalgam. A new synthesis of 2-arylacetic and 2-arylpropionic acids.
New methods and reagents in organic synthesis. 19. Synthesis and rearrangement of .ALPHA.-acylsulfonyldiazomethanes (.ALPHA.-diazo-.BETA.-ketosulfones).